Convicted thief sues store he robbed

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CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The criminal is finding new and legal ways to victimize the people he ripped off ...

Convicted thief sues store he robbed

Convicted thief sues store he robbed

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The criminal is finding new and legal ways to victimize the people he ripped off and threatened to kill.

"Ridiculous," says a loyal and longtime customer of Nick's Short Stop Party Store regarding 22-year-old Scott Thomas Zeilinski decision to sue the store owner and some of the clerks after he, Zeilinski, was shot during an armed robbery.

Zeilinski is serving an 8-22 year sentence for the robbery that happened in November of 2007.

According to police and court records, Zeilinski came in wearing a mask and carrying a knife that he put to the throats of several employees, threatening to kill them before stealing cigarettes and cash. As he was leaving--reportedly still making threats--one of the young clerks grabbed a gun and shot him in the arm and back. Zeilinski's lawyer says his client is asking in excess of $125,000 for pain and suffering and emotional distress.

Since the robbery the store owner has spent thousands of dollars on security to keep his employees safe. He says he is hoping nothing like this ever happens again.

Zelinski says the incident "ruined his life" and believes the store is responsible for it.

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I think the store victims held with a knife at their throats have ample grounds for countersuits. Let's hope this one gets laughed out of court.

I don't believe a Lawyer will actually represent a guy that was convicted specially
for robbery.....with a deadly weapon..!!

You would be suprised at what a lawyer will do.

I do believe this one will find a bottom sucking piece of human pond scum to represent him. As far as the badguy having his life ruined, good. He is the victim of his own illegal acts. The only one that should be paying anything is him.

Maybe the real victims in this case should sue him. That way, if the real victims get a judgement in their favor, he can be made to pay restitution off his commissary books. It sucks to not have money and be in prison.

In Florida, there is an absolute bar in the law to recovery for this sort of lawsuit. You can't stop the criminal from suing, but since he was convicted of the robbery, he could not recover a single penny.

And, he's liable for the legal expenses of whomever he sued. If he has an attorney, that attorney is also liable for the legal expenses of whoever he sued.

But since inmates don't have any money, Florida also strips all their privileges in jail. No phone, no commissary, no recreation.

In Florida, there is an absolute bar in the law to recovery for this sort of lawsuit. You can't stop the criminal from suing, but since he was convicted of the robbery, he could not recover a single penny.

And, he's liable for the legal expenses of whomever he sued. If he has an attorney, that attorney is also liable for the legal expenses of whoever he sued.

But since inmates don't have any money, Florida also strips all their privileges in jail. No phone, no commissary, no recreation.